The Castaway Cowboy Page #2

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That's what he always says. | "Well, my boy, you're | sprouting up like a weed."

He probably thinks | that's a compliment.

Well, it's not.

I'll say this for him though. | He's got good rock candy.

Oh, well, that's | a good quality to have.

A lot of men | don't have that.

Say, how 'bout you showing me | around the spread?

Well, sure. I'll show you | where i fished you out first.

Down by the cliffs | there's some caves and things.

All right, hold it up. | Can't see it all | in five minutes.

I do wish you would begin to take me | a little more seriously, henrietta.

I do, Cal. | You know i do.

You know what a disastrous | year last year was.

And crop prices don't | look any better this year.

- Then with the increased | burden of taxes-- | - Oh, we'll muddle through.

- We always have, haven't we? | - Yes, but that's the point.

There's no reason for a woman | like you to have to struggle so...

Just to eke out | a meager existence.

Why don't you put | the place up for sale?

But i don't want to sell the farm.

You know how much it means to me.

Yes, i do.

My company is going to do | great things in the islands.

And as my wife, | you could--

I could have anything | my heart desires.

And i know you mean that, Cal.

But don't you see. | It just isn't possible.

Even if--

With the amount of money i owe you,

It is not proper for us to talk about | anything but a business relationship.

Money means nothing. | You know that.

- It means nothing at all. | - It does to me.

- Henrietta, i wish-- | - Please.

That isn't going to change.

If ever i can do anything, | you just let me know.

Of course.

Good-Bye.

- And who are they? | - Those are the workers.

- The workers? | - Yep.

What do they do | when they're not working?

Well, there's lots of work. | We own 10,000 acres.

Biggest potato farm | on the islands.

Ten-Thousand acres of potatoes?

Most of it's open country. | Potatoes haven't been | doing too well.

Ten-Thousand acres, huh?

That's a good-Sized pea | patch, even where i come from.

- Where's that? | - Texas.

There you can ride for a month in | any direction and never touch a fence.

- Must be beautiful. | - Oh, it is.

Costain, do you think you | could ever like it here?

Me? No, no.

No, this fruit bowl | ain't for me.

Some people might like | it just fine, though.

I suppose you're going | back to texas, huh?

You bet.

- You got a wife there? | - Haven't met the woman | that could afford me.

- Then you never | did have one. | - Nope.

I had small pox once though. | Amounts to about the same thing.

Yeah.

I guess you'd never | want to settle down | and live with someone,

- No matter how nice she was, huh? | - You got that right.

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